Information about #B3A041 color

#B3A041 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3A041 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 160, 65) — 70.2% red, 62.7% green, 25.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 45 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3A041 presents itself as a confidently colored yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brass (#B5A642). Nearby in the Register you will also find Roti (#B69642) and Karma (#B6A237).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 160, 65) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #B3A041 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3A041 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B3A041 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B3A041

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3A041
  • RGB179, 160, 65
  • CMYK0, 7, 45, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 160, 65)
  • HSL50°, 47%, 48%
  • HSL Precise50°, 46.721%, 47.843%
  • HSV50°, 64%, 70%
  • HSB50°, 64%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.627, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.627, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.627, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3A041
  • DECIMAL ID11771969
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01